vergier

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *virdiariu, syncopated form of Latin viridiārium, variant of viridārium, from viridis (“green”).

Noun

vergier oblique singular, m (oblique plural vergiers, nominative singular vergiers, nominative plural vergier)

1. orchard, or other place where fruit is grown

Related terms

• vert

Descendants

• Italian: verziere (borrowing)
• Middle French: vergier
  • French: verger

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *virdiariu, syncopated form of Latin viridiārium, variant of viridārium, from viridis (“green”). Compare Old French vergier.

Noun

vergier m (oblique plural vergiers, nominative singular vergiers, nominative plural vergier)

1. orchard, or other place where fruit is grown

Descendants

• Catalan: verger
• Occitan: vergièr
• Old Galician-Portuguese: vergeu, vergel (borrowing)
  • Portuguese: vergel
• Spanish: vergel (borrowing)